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From: u557676751ea@ucdavis.UUCP (Mark Nagel)
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Subject: Re: Tandy Color Computer 3 Description
Message-ID: <454@ucdavis.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 5-Aug-86 11:28:38 EDT
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Posted: Tue Aug  5 11:28:38 1986
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In <1199@arieal.UUCP> Joseph L. Wood III writes:
>   .
>   .
>
  [ vivid description of the new CoCo ]
>
>   .
>   .
> 
> Now some speculation:
> 
>   .
>   .
>
> The RS-232 port is probable still the old bit
> banger, and you'll need the RS-232 Pak to improve
> things.  Question, will there be a new expansion
> box with real address selection allowing one
> to keep the RS-232 port and the disk drive
> active at the same time?
> No mention is made of an OS9 release.  Of course,
> I expect that the original COCO OS9 will run up to
> release 2.0, but how about a release of Level II?
> 

From information I have heard, the RS232 *is* the old bit banger.  Tandy
apparently is keeping the same Multi-Pak, but they are offering an upgrade
for something like $25-$30.  This will supposedly fix the above problem.

Now, lessee. 
	      the *new* CoCo III     $219.95    (128K)
	      *monochrome* monitor   $80-$120
	      DSQD Disk Drive        $80-$100
	      ---------------------  --------
	      something less than    approx. $380-$440
	      another system  which   
              costs slightly more
	      (no names, but it
	      starts with an 'A'
	      and will run os9/68K)

Too little, too late??  Nah, couldn't be. ;-)

> 
> 
> 
> 					Joseph L. Wood, III
> 					AT&T Information Systems
> 					Laboratories,  Middletown
> 					(201) 957-5475
> 					ariel!jlw

- Mark Nagel

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